meaning

The Meaning of Art, The Purpose of Technology

Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008

As a software artist I am a beast with two heads. I am an artist by compulsion and I am a software designer/engineer both by choice and sheer determination to understand technology. Most people tend to address one head or the other, depending upon whether they meet me first as an artist or as an […]

An Unframed Incidental Art Tour

Thursday, July 26th, 2007

For a few weeks now my left brain has been absorbed in the details of implementing a client’s web site. Being wedded to a tight deadline and having already done all the loose, creative design stuff, I’m now focused almost exclusively on solving the challenges of writing computer code in what is still a new […]

Killer Signs of Ambiguity

Sunday, July 1st, 2007

What is the meaning of this sign?
Let me ask you again. What was the meaning that you first perceived? Did that meaning change soon after?
The chances are that you first saw a visual message ‘STOP’ and then, upon reflection, decoded the sign to mean ‘GO’. Perhaps you might even see this image as an […]

Save My Authenticity!

Wednesday, June 20th, 2007

A curious bit of personal history came to mind after I read Rachel Clarke’s blog post about an online game (SaveMyHusband.com) which is based on a fake kidnapping. Rachel picked up on my ‘We Were Framed’ post in which I explain how we use ‘frames’ to distinguish the real from the fake. She also summarized […]

Icon Wars : The Perpetual Search for Meaning

Saturday, June 9th, 2007

It’s five days to the software release date. Do you know what your icons mean?
Icon design is like an endless skirmish amongst transient zealots. I wish I had a nickel for every time I’ve been involved in a debate over the meaning of icons. OK, maybe a dollar.
You might wonder what is there to […]

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